4 words: It’s been a while. Since I’ve been to Perth, that is. However, I really don’t want to forget the wonderful time I had in Perth and the beautiful pictures I took must be shared with the World Wide Web. Here goes nothing!

Perth has always been the quieter cousin of buzzy cities like Melbourne or Sydney. I LOVE IT. it’s quiet so you can always hear your thoughts and the drive throughout is always pleasant – few humans, few cars. What a win. Probably the only gripe I have is how far apart everything is but it’s nothing a car rental cannot solve.

1) Chu Bakery

This is on everybody’s Perth to-eat list, foodie or not. The Chu puffs are worth the A$5.90 price because they are put together exquisitely and the best part – there’s a layer of jelly within, which makes the puff so much more interesting. The raspberry Chu puff came came with a lychee jelly and the matcha puff, a yuzu jelly.

2) Threecoins Italian Trattoria

Celebrated my birthday here, and as usual, I overordered. Shared a pasta, a pizza, two sides and we needed a bigger table because our food couldn’t fit on our table. LOVE having problems like this.

We had the pumpkin and taleggio ravioli which was super cheesy (I know! And I had it…) but the pumpkin was so sweet and I’m a sucker for fresh made pasta! We also ordered a huge ciccona pizza to share – tomato, red onion, mozzarella, spicy salami, ham and sausage. The crust is thin and crispy and the ingredients, top notch. We also got a mussel stew with grilled bread and a broccolini to share. They were both spectacular. I wouldn’t mind spending my next birthday here either.

3) Flora and Fauna

Yup, this is a vegan cafe. We had the mushroom bagel with avocado which was probably the best bagel I’ve eaten? Flora and Fauna used two types of pesto in this bagel and portions were huge. We also added on a spiced scrambled eggs on the side and we left completely stuffed, having only shared 1 main, 1 side and a coffee. Portions are huge, food is healthy, yummy and instagrammable – the best, really.

4) Gusto Gelato

This is way better than Chicho Gelato, imo. While the flavours at Chicho were probably more innovative (I had rice gelato!), Gusto wins in terms of taste and texture. I had the strawberry chocolate chip, it is one of their bestselling flavours and it deserves all the mentions it gets online or on print magazines. The strawberry flavour is not too sweet nor artificial and is generously studded with chocolate chips. Exactly how I would imagine strawberries and cream in ice cream form to taste like.

5) Moana Coffee

  Located on the second floor of an old building, Moana is a rare find in the CBD. Opt for the seats at the balcony where you can look out at the shopping streets below. Plus there’s lots of sun, which makes perfect lighting for pictures! The food is decent – we had a bagel and a wrap with the best sun dried tomato accompaniment – but the space is something special. A perfect place to laze the day away.

It has really been a while since Perth (I went in November 2016) but better late than never, I guess? Can’t wait to go back!